Gov. Tom Wolf recently approved Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) tax credits for 255 early-stage technology companies to encourage entrepreneurship in and around Pennsylvania’s colleges and universiti...
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Tuesday that the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) has made improvements in accounting for taxpayer dollars spent on job-creation programs....
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Seven community revitalization projects were approved for $995,000 in tax credits through the Neighborhood Assistance Program in her district, state Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) recently a...
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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Pennsylvania state Rep. Craig Staats (R-145) recently urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to find an alternative location for the proposed Quak...
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New York State politics is preventing Pennsylvania natural gas producers from gaining economic and competitive ground in the market, a situation that’s unlikely to improve in the near-term without s...
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Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) announced last week that its strong support of the federal 2018 Farm Bill. The bill removes industrial hemp from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s controlled su...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA) recently received the STAR Achievement Award from the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) for its efforts to engage businesses and ...
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Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), a Pennsylvania public cyber charter school, officially unveiled Tuesday its educational aquaponics facility, the largest such facility in the country, at its Capita...
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Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr issued a statement Tuesday praising the replacement of the “Waters of the United States” rule proposed by the U.S. Enviro...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Security recently released the Consumer Services Annual Report for 2017-2018, which highlights the work of the department’s Financial Services for Consumer...
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Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) President and CEO Russ McDaid highlighted Pennsylvania’s skilled nursing facilities on a statewide public affairs TV program, which began airing Sunday. ...
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Pennsylvania has earned more than $385 million from gambling since the passage of a law to expand gambling in the state, according to a recent analysis by PlayPennsylvania.com. "The most notable as...
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Insurance Department Consumer Liaison David Buono recently told Area Agency on Aging leaders they should educate seniors about the increased consumer protections around annuities established in Act 48...
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Tyler Technologies, Inc. announced Thursday that it signed an agreement with the Northern Tier consortium of Pennsylvania counties for a full suite of Tyler's New World public safety solutions. The...
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In a recent report conducted by Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO), the office ranked the Commonwealth 24th in property tax burden, below the U.S. average and U.S. weighted average. T...
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PJM Interconnection, which operates the grid serving 65 million people in Pennsylvania, 12 other states and the District of Columbia, said Wednesday that the company and its members are prepared to me...
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Funding from the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Training-to-Career grant, a part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s Manufacturing PA initiative, will be used to expand the statewide “What’s So Cool About Manufactur...
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The U.S. Department of Energy released on Tuesday a Report to Congress highlighting the potential for the development of an ethane storage hub in the Appalachian Region. Ethane, a natural gas liqui...
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Less than 10 percent of Pennsylvania meets the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) minimum speed for broadband connectivity, according to a yearlong study from Penn State University. “The...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP), part of a four-center economic development initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development...
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